Dhund means a heap of ruins, and Dhundai and Dibai are very near each other in sense if not in sound. Crooke also gives the word Dungar, a hill, and hence the name Dongara . . . . Lalitpur . . 468 or, as spelt in the Urdu column, Dungara, ...
During the oestrus cycle in the pig there does not appear to be distinct follicular waves as in cows; it has been proposed that the final growth of follicles to ovulatory size takes 19 days. The luteal phase is characterised by the secretion of progesterone from of the corpus luteum.
Pig Life Stages. Newborn pigs, or piglets, are weaned between the ages of 8 to 10 weeks. The gilt's male equivalent is the boar, the term for an intact male pig. A barrow is a castrated male pig, a procedure generally done when the animal is just a few days old, and definitely by the age of 2 weeks. Barrows are destined for market, and the United States swine market doesn't permit mass marketing of uncastrated male pigs, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.